Chapter 587

Maja just glanced at her phone.

Noticing it was late, she nonchalantly said, “Mr. Raymond, I gotta bounce.*

tan didn’t react, only the sound of his door closing could be heard.

As Maja reached the hotel lobby, a wave of sadness washed over her.

She looked up at the sky, trying to keep the tears from falling.

Then Zoey called.

Zoey would call at least three times a day, reporting on company matters.

But this call wasn’t about the company; it was about the legal team.

“Ms. Pennyfeather, we’ve gotten wind of who’s taken the fall for the Shepard family, It’s Dalia’s son, who’s currently in the slammer. The whole thing’s stirred up a lot of chitchat; even the big shots are paying attention. With solid evidence, things moved quickly, and they’ve taken him away. Dalia is busy scrambling around, hoping to bail her son out. If all goes as expected, he’d be looking at a ten–year sentence.”

It turned out it was someone she knew.

Maja quickly slapped herself in the face, trying to shake off the sadness. She didn’t even notice that lan had followed her out.

He seemed worried about her heading home alone so late.

laughing and chatting, seemingly unaffected by

was still instructing Zoey, “Keep our legal team on the case. If Dalia’s son gets a ten–year sentence, Dalia would definitely hold a grudge against Carlene. Who knows what she’d

this with lan

witnessed her clash

that she would take on the Shepard

he was determined not to let her have her way. So after she hung

the smoke and,

voice, Maja slowly turned around to see him standing

the lit cigarette elegantly, looking at her with indifference.

but I won’t allow it. Not only will I keep the Shepard family’s company from going

power to do it, and it wouldn’t be a

at a loss

prodigy in the financial world. He was ruthless with his enemies, and no one dared to

himself, but when he did,

him on now was impossible.

lan really did follow through, all her recent efforts would be

she was nothing more than

walked over, grabbed her chin, kissed her, and blew smoke

smoking didn’t have a strong nicotine taste but rather a mild one. It must have been

her eyes reddening from the smoke.

go, looking at her with a hint of ruthlessness in his

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